----- Original Message -----
From: "Derick Hartshorn" <DerickH(a)charter.net>
To: <NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:22 AM
Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS] Fw: {not a subscriber}
quick question on burial practices
At 10:42 PM 3/22/2006, you wrote:
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>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:27 PM
>Subject: {not a subscriber} quick question on burial practices
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>>Was there a traditional way to bury husband and wife in the 18th and 19th
>>century? My specific question is...was the husband always buried on the
>>right? On the left? Was there a preference? Just curious. I have two
>>Cains buried together, one the progenitor William, the other a possible
>>2nd wife, Rachel (35-45 years younger) but no other evidence to tie them
>>together. This is Bladen County.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jason
There is an old cemetery in Catawba County with two couples, both named
Joseph Wilson. The both have wives named Catherine.
The are buried consecutively, Joseph, Catherine, Catherine, Joseph. No
evident rhyme or reason there.
--Derick